outstanding

  • 1Outstanding — Single by The Gap Band from the album Gap Band IV B side …

    Wikipedia

  • 2outstanding — out·stand·ing adj 1: not paid had several outstanding debts 2: publicly issued and sold a million shares outstanding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3Outstanding — Out*stand ing, a. 1. That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations. [1913 Webster] Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. Conspicuously excellent; markedly superior;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4outstanding — has two primary meanings which are open to ambiguity: (1) ‘remarkable or conspicuous (among others of its kind)’ (the outstanding performance of the evening), and (2) ‘not yet settled or completed’ (three outstanding matters to discuss). In… …

    Modern English usage

  • 5outstanding — [adj1] superior, excellent A 1*, ace*, A number 1*, bad*, boss*, capital*, celebrated, chief, cool*, crack*, distinguished, dominant, eminent, eventful, exceptional, famous, far out*, great, greatest, hundred proof*, important, impressive,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 6outstanding — (adj.) 1570s, projecting, prominent, detached (implied in outstand (v.)), from OUT (Cf. out) + STAND (Cf. stand) (v.). Figurative sense of conspicuous, striking is first recorded 1830. Meaning unpaid, unsettled is from 1797 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7outstanding — prominent, conspicuous, salient, signal, striking, arresting, remarkable, *noticeable Analogous words: *exceptional Antonyms: commonplace Contrasted words: *common, ordinary, familiar …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8outstanding — ► ADJECTIVE 1) exceptionally good. 2) clearly noticeable. 3) not yet dealt with or paid. DERIVATIVES outstandingly adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9outstanding — [out΄stan′diŋ] adj. 1. projecting 2. prominent; distinguished; conspicuous 3. unfulfilled; unsettled 4. unpaid; uncollected 5. that have been issued and sold: said of stocks and bonds SYN. NOTICEABLE outstandingly adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 10outstanding — Used in the context of general equities. stock held by shareholders (verses the company s treasury stock). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * outstanding out‧stand‧ing [aʊtˈstændɪŋ] adjective 1. FINANCE a company s outstanding shares are all… …

    Financial and business terms